Editor's note: This essay was originally published in Discourse magazine. We are supposed to live in a post-truth world—I have said so myself, and more than once. What does that mean? Basically, that ...

We are supposed to live in a post-truth world — I have said so myself, and more than once. What does that mean? Basically, that trust in our interpreters of truth — the elites, the mediating class, ...

Behind every breakthrough, there is a quest for truth. This desire is wired into humans—an insatiable curiosity about the world. Questions about truth have perplexed philosophers for thousands of ...

We all want the truth — from our family and friends, experts and the news media, institutions and the government — but how exactly do we know when something is true? That’s a question that’s become ...

Maine artist Robert Shetterly's “Americans Who Tell the Truth" exhibit at the Albany Institute of History & Art celebrates honest history-makers Albany Institute of History & Art curator Diane ...

The contest between truth and post-truth matters when trying to solve big public policy questions. One of these questions is how to sustainably manage water in Australia for the benefit of all. Truths ...

It can seem like everyone feels entitled to their own opinions and even their own facts. But skeptic Michael Shermer argues that reports of truth’s death are greatly exaggerated. In his forthcoming ...